SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The South Brunswick School District has been included on the 7th Annual AP District Honor Roll.
To be named one of 433 school districts in the U.S. and Canada by the College Board, South Brunswick High School had to, since 2014, increase the number of students participating in Advanced Placement (AP) courses while also increasing or maintaining the percentage of students earning AP Exam scores of 3 or higher.
Reaching these goals shows that this district is successfully identifying motivated, academically prepared students who are ready for AP, according to a statement released by the College Board.
National data from 2016 show that among black/African American, Hispanic and Native American students with a high degree of readiness for AP, only about half are participating. The first step to getting more of these students to participate is to give them access. Courses must be made available, gatekeeping must stop and doors must be equitably opened, according to information provided by the College Board.
The South Brunswick School District is committed to expanding the availability of AP courses among prepared and motivated students of all backgrounds, according to the statement.
“Congratulations to all the teachers and administrators in this district who have worked so tirelessly to both expand access to AP and also to help students succeed on the AP Exams,” said Trevor Packer, the College Board’s head of AP and Instruction. “These teachers and administrators are delivering real opportunity in their schools and classrooms, and students are rising to the challenge.”
Inclusion on the 7th Annual AP District Honor Roll is based on a review of three years of AP data from 2014-16, looking across 37 AP Exams including world language and culture.
Districts must increase participation/access to AP; increase or maintain the percentage of African American, Hispanic/Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native students taking exams; increase or maintain the percentage of African American, Hispanic/Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native students scoring 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam; and improve or maintain performance levels when comparing the 2016 percentage of students scoring a 3 or higher to the 2014 percentage, unless the district has already attained a performance level at which more than 70 percent of its AP students earn a 3 or higher.
In 2016, more than 4,000 colleges and universities around the world received AP scores for college credit, advanced placement, or both, and/or consideration in the admission process.
For the complete report, visit apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/score_reports_data/awards/232608.html.